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The Gentleman from Indiana

First published: 1899
Pages: 268

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Booth Tarkington's first novel introduces John Harkless, an idealistic young man who buys a struggling newspaper in the sleepy town of Plattville, Indiana, and sets out to make something of it. His honesty earns him friends and dangerous enemies alike, including a violent gang that runs the surrounding county, and his crusading editorials put his life at risk. Along the way he loses his heart to a woman who arrives quietly in town. Published in 1899, the book launched Tarkington's long career and captured the humor, politics, and neighborly texture of small Midwestern life. It remains a warm and readable portrait of a place and time. This free PDF and EPUB edition contains the complete novel.

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Booth Tarkington

Booth Tarkington was an Indianapolis novelist, dramatist, and chronicler of social change in the American Midwest. The Gentleman from Indiana, his 1899 debut, follows a newspaper editor in a fictional Indiana town, while Penrod collects the misadventures of a Midwestern boy.